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Publicly Threatening to Lose Your Motherfucking Shit and 5 Other Great Ways to Ask for More Civility (theneedling.com)

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A Guest column in The Needling by District 5 Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore

We live in extremely politically divisive times, and that’s why it’s more important than ever to ask for more civility by repeatedly publicly threatening to open a can of whoop-ass on anyone who disagrees with you, doesn’t immediately follow your orders like when you were a court judge, or—God forbid—holds a mirror up to your face. Here are my favorite ways to ask for more civility and why.

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[–] moistclump 2 points 9 months ago

Lmfao this is such a solid burn, which being educational!

Do something extremely petty like destroying an affordable housing program that otherwise has wide public support: Let’s say you have some uncivilized Council colleague like Tammy Morales who has spent two years carefully planning a program that cuts red tape for developers and non-profits who want to work together on building sorely needed affordable housing in Seattle – and it doesn’t even cost the city a dime! But you oppose it. And then for some reason that bitch tells the public you oppose it. Burn that shit and her to the ground. Show Tammy and the rest of your constituents who’s boss. Then maybe next time they’ll be more civil by not telling the public the truth about you.